If the NFL moved back to two divisions per conference, we would get fairer and more exciting playoff games.
NFC South and East
1) New Orleans 13-3
2) Dallas 10-6
3) Philadelphia 9-7
4) Atlanta 7-9
5) Washington 7-9
6) Carolina 7-9
7) NY Giants 5-11
8) Tampa Bay 5-11
NFC North and West
1) LA Rams 13-3
2) Chicago 12-4
3) Seattle 10-6
4) Minnesota 8-7-1
5) Green Bay 6-9-1
6) Detroit 6-10
7) San Francisco 4-12
8) Arizona 3-13
The playoff seeding would look like this:
1) NO, 2) LAR, 3) Chi, 4) Sea, 5) Dal, 6) Phi.
In the new format, Seattle would have the home game in the wild card game as they beat Seattle earlier in the season.
AFC North and East
1) New England 11-5
2) Baltimore 10-6
3) Pittsburgh 9-6-1
4) Cleveland 7-8-1
5) Miami 7-9
6) Cincinnati 6-10
7) Buffalo 6-10
8) NY Jets 4-12
AFC South and West
1) Kansas City 12-4
2) LA Chargers 12-4
3) Houston 11-5
4) Indianapolis 10-6
5) Tennessee 9-7
6) Denver 6-10
7) Jacksonville 5-11
8) Oakland 4-12
The playoff seeding would look like this:
1) KC, 2) NE, 3) LAC, 4) Hou, 5) Bal, 6) Ind.
In the new format, the Chargers would have a home wild card game instead of a road game. In the current format, Kansas City is more likely to face the Chargers (the team with the second best record in the conference) in the divisional round than any other team. The current format is no only unfair to the Chargers, but also Kansas City, the number one seed.
